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The air crackled with tension as Enya and Ria locked eyes, their emotions spilling over into a heated argument. "That's not true. I would never do that to them," Enya said, her voice laced with indignation. But before she could finish, Ria cut her off, her eyes blazing with resentment. She retorted sharply, claiming Enya did it out of resentment towards her and her words stabbed the air like daggers.
"I heard you this morning. I heard you ask Arlo if he was going to keep the truth from your mother. I heard you say you wanted to take your mother away," Ria accused, her voice rising with every word. "So don't even try to act like this was a mistake. You did this intentionally to punish me. To turn my kids against me, and you
